Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich finally talked at his Friday afternoon press conference. Maybe you watched it or saw the highlights. He said he did no wrong, truth is on his side and he refuses to resign. But I was distracted. Sometimes, I couldn't even hear him. I knew he was talking because his lips were moving. But his hair mesmerized me like a tiger in a trance. I'm not sure of my feelings about it, though. I don't know whether I am impressed, frightened or fascinated. Maybe all three. But I do know that bulky shock of brown hair is special and rare. And guess what? He knows it, too. He even has a special hairbrush he calls "the football," a reference to the case of nuclear codes that accompany POTUS. Among the many demands he makes of his staff, the one thing he must absolutely have nearby at all times is his hairbrush. And not just any hairbrush, it must be a black Paul Mitchell 413 Sculpting Brush, the company's best seller.

"It has perfectly spaced ball-tipped nylon pins that detangle wet or dry hair," a spokesman told the Washington Post's Reliable Source. "In essence, it's very multipurpose." Blago may be tangled up with accusations of auctioning Obama's US Senate seat, but as Chris Matthews said on MSNBC, "He's certainly not losing any hair over this."